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Colour as a tool to manipulate indoor thermal perception in tropical upland climate : a field experiment implemented in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Welitharage, M
dc.contributor.author Hettiarachchi, A
dc.date.accessioned 2018-08-28T19:55:39Z
dc.date.available 2018-08-28T19:55:39Z
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/13439
dc.description.abstract Incorporating warm colours in the interiors of tropical uplands characterissed by a cold climatic condition, was hypothesised to help the inhabitants to perceive the indoor thermal environment as comparatively warmer, compensating the heating costs to a considerable extent. A preliminary field experiment was executed to investigate the impact of a warm colour (red - Cranberry Zing) and a cool colour (Duck egg blue) on indoor thermal perception in tropical upland climate with reference to Thalawakele, Sri Lanka. Substantiating the hypothesis, participants consistently perceived the red room to be comparatively warmer (90% - warm and 10% - slightly warm) while the blue room was perceived to be even cooler by 93.5% (64.5% - cool/ 29% - slightly cool) and neutral by 6.5%. Ability of red colour to induce a comparatively warm ‘perceived’ indoor thermal condition against the ‘real’ thermal condition in tropical upland climate could be potentially developed as an alternative hybrid remedy for energy conservation. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Thermal perception, Warm colours, cool colours, tropical upland climate, Energy conservation. en_US
dc.title Colour as a tool to manipulate indoor thermal perception in tropical upland climate : a field experiment implemented in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Conference-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.year 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 7th FARU International Research Symposium - 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.place Galle, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 122 - 133 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Practice Based Research : exploring built environmental through evidence en_US
dc.identifier.email manisha.me87@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.email anishka_h@yahoo.com en_US


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